Tales of the Black Freighter (Video 2009)

Tales of the Black Freighter: Directed by Daniel DelPurgatorio, Mike Smith. With Gerard Butler, Jared Harris, Lori Tritel, Siobhan Flynn. A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the Black Freighter, but his struggle to return home to warn it has a horrific cost.

“Tales of the Black Freighter is set within The Watchmen universe but there are no superheroes to be found here.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWith Gerard Butler as the voice talent we see a tale of a mariner who is the sole survivor of an attack on his ship by pirates and his efforts at survival and getting home to his family.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eStanding at little over 20 minutes this little short actually manages to tell a story competently, but make no mistake it isnu0026#39;t a very nice one.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGrim, dark and harrowing this is a tale of desperation and a tale of madness and there was never going to be a happy ending here.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDepressing and hard hitting this is a watchable little piece but one that will stay with you afterwards and for all the wrong reasons.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWatch at your peril.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Good:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWell animatedu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eVery well writtenu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Bad:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNot the easiest viewingu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThings I Learnt From This Movie:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis was an extra on the Watchmen (2009) dvd, I think itu0026#39;s better than the actual film”